Shime志免町

Shime-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Shime (志免町, Shime-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 46,377 (2020 census), area 8.69 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

志免町

Reading

Shime-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kasuya District 糟屋郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

46,377 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.5% from 45,256

Area

8.69 km²

Density

5,337 people per km²

Households

19,005

Under 15

16.2%

65 and over

24.1%

Foreign residents

617 (1.3%)

Code

40343 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shime.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Shime. Borders across water are not counted.

• Higashi Ward東区(Fukuoka)
• Hakata Ward博多区(Fukuoka)
• Umi Town宇美町
• Sue Town須恵町
• Kasuya Town粕屋町

Questions about Shime

Is Shime a city, a town, or a village?

Shime (志免町) is a town (町, machi) in Fukuoka Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Kasuya District (糟屋郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shime?

Shime is in Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Shime?

46,377 at the 2020 census, up 2.5% from 45,256 in 2015. The area is 8.69 km², which is 5,337 people per km². 19,005 households. 24.1% of residents are 65 or older and 16.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shime?

Five: Higashi Ward (東区) of Fukuoka, Hakata Ward (博多区) of Fukuoka, Umi Town (宇美町), Sue Town (須恵町), and Kasuya Town (粕屋町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shime in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shime written in Japanese?

志免町, read Shime-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shime begin?

福岡県糟屋郡志免町… (Fukuoka-ken, Kasuya-gun, Shime-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.